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lpetrich · 12-10-2001, 06:00 AM

The Romance languages I mentioned because they have a well-documented ancestor, which makes them a good introduction to linguistic evolution; the other examples, Indo-European, Semitic, and Nostratic, have no documented ancestors.

As to Semitic pronouns, I once tracked down Hebrew, Arabic, and Akkadian ones, and they turned out to look very similar -- and unlike Indo-European ones, which likewise looked fairly similar.

It might be interesting to display some of these comparisons; anyone interested?

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Heleilu · 12-10-2001, 01:08 PM

I didn't think that there would be creationists dull enough to dispute linguistic evolution out there. It's like evolution but with "kinds" pre-defined for them.

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12-10-2001, 06:00 AM	#11
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	The Romance languages I mentioned because they have a well-documented ancestor, which makes them a good introduction to linguistic evolution; the other examples, Indo-European, Semitic, and Nostratic, have no documented ancestors. As to Semitic pronouns, I once tracked down Hebrew, Arabic, and Akkadian ones, and they turned out to look very similar -- and unlike Indo-European ones, which likewise looked fairly similar. It might be interesting to display some of these comparisons; anyone interested? [ December 10, 2001: Message edited by: lpetrich ]</p>

12-10-2001, 01:08 PM	#12
Heleilu Regular Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Takaliapa, KR Posts: 188	I didn't think that there would be creationists dull enough to dispute linguistic evolution out there. It's like evolution but with "kinds" pre-defined for them.

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